EXHIBIT 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
CONSENT AND WAIVER
NO.3
TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This CONSENT AND WAIVER NO. 3 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Consent and Waiver ”),
dated as of April 25, 2005, is made among Sabine Pass LNG,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower
”), Société Générale, in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent
”), HSBC Bank USA, National Association, in its capacity as
collateral agent for the Lenders (the “ Collateral
Agent ”) and the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
(as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T
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WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent and
the Collateral Agent are party to a Credit Agreement dated as of
February 25, 2005 (as amended, modified and supplemented and
in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement
”), pursuant to which the lenders from time to time party
thereto (the “ Lenders ”) have agreed to make
loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of
$822,000,000;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and Bechtel
Corporation (the “ EPC Contractor ”) have
entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement
(the “EPC Contract ”) relating to the
Project;
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to
amend certain provision of Attachment EE to the EPC Contract in
order to reflect the Tank Subcontractor October 2004 updated
material pricing proposal to the EPC Contractor; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested
that the Lenders consent to the Borrower entering into Change Order
SP/BE-006 (the “ Change Order ”), attached
hereto as Exhibit B, to effect the necessary amendments to
Attachment EE to the EPC Contract, as more fully described in the
waiver request letter (the “ Waiver Request Letter
”) attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions .
Capitalized terms (including those used in the preamble and the
recitals above) not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the
principles of interpretation set forth therein shall apply
herein.
Section 2. Consent and
Waiver . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Agent, the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Borrower
entering into the Change Order. In addition, the Lenders hereby
waive (1) compliance with Section 8.20(e) of the Credit
Agreement solely to the extent necessary to
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permit the Borrower to enter into the Change
Order and (ii) any Defaults or Events of Default arising
directly as a result of the Borrower’s entering into the
Change Order.
Section 3. Conditions
Precedent . This Consent and Waiver shall become effective on
the date on which the Agent has received counterparts of this
Consent and Waiver duly executed and delivered by each of the
Borrower, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Majority
Lenders.
Section 4. Miscellaneous
.
(a) Limited Waiver
.
(i) Except as expressly consented to
or waived hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms,
covenants, conditions and other provisions of the Credit Agreement
and the other Financing Documents shall remain unchanged and
unwaived and shall continue to be and shall remain in full force
and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
(ii) The consent and waivers set
forth herein shall be limited precisely as provided for herein to
the provisions expressly consented to or waived and shall not be
deemed to be a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender,
the Agent or the Collateral Agent under, or a waiver of, consent to
or modification of any other term or provision of the Credit
Agreement, any other Financing Document referred to therein or
herein or of any transaction or further or future action on the
part of the Borrower which would require the consent of the Lenders
under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Financing
Documents.
(iii) Except as provided in
Section 2 hereof, nothing contained in this Consent and Waiver
shall abrogate, prejudice, diminish or otherwise affect any powers,
rights, remedies or obligations of any Person arising before the
date of this Consent and Waiver.
(b) Financing Document . This
Consent and Waiver shall be deemed to be a Financing Document
referred to in the Credit Agreement and shall be construed,
administered and applied in accordance with the terms and
provisions thereof.
(c) Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness . This Consent and Waiver may be executed in any
number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument and any parties hereto may
execute this Consent and Waiver by signing any such
counterpart.
(d) Costs and Expenses . The
Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse the Agent for all its
reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the
Agent and the Lenders) incurred in connection with the preparation
and delivery of this Consent and Waiver and such other related
documents.
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(e) Governing Law . THIS
CONSENT AND WAIVER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Consent and Waiver No. 3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Consent and Waiver to be duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written.
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SABINE PASS LNG, L.P.,
as
Borrower
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By:
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Sabine Pass LNG – GP, Inc.,
its General
Partner
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By:
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/s/ Graham
McArthur
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Name: Graham McArthur
Title: Treasurer
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Address for Notices:
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717 Texas Avenue, Suite
3100
Houston, TX 77002
Attn: Treasurer
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Consent and Waiver No. 3
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SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,
as
Agent
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By:
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/s/ Robert J.
Preminger
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Name: Robert J. Preminger
Title: Director
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Address for Notices:
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1221 Avenue of the
Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Robert Preminger
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Consent and Waiver No. 3
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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as
Collateral Agent
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By:
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/s/ Deirdra N.
Ross
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Name: Deirdra N. Ross
Title: Assistant Vice
President
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Address for Notices:
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HSBC Bank USA, National
Association
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Attn: Corporate Trust
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With a copy to:
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DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US
LLP
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite
4900
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: Peter Tucci, Esq.
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Consent and Waiver No. 3
Exhibit A to Consent and
Waiver No. 3
Waiver Request
Letter
(see attached)
Consent and Waiver No. 3
April 12, 2005
Societe Generale
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Robert Preminger
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Re:
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Sabine Pass LNG, L.P.
(“Sabine”)
Credit Agreement Dated
February 25, 2005
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Gentlemen:
Pursuant to section 8.20(e) of the above
referenced Agreement, Sabine is hereby requesting the consent of
the Majority Lenders to make the following modifications to
Attachment EE to the EPC Contract:
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Amend the price
index start date in Sections 3.2 through 3.8 from October 2004 to
January 2004. This change will result in a price escalation of
$17,715,027.17 which is within the permitted Adjustment Amount.
Stone & Webster’s review of the calculations will be
sent directly to you.
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Amend the
indexes used in the Tank Subcontract Materials Adjustment for
Sections 3.3 through 3.8 so that the index is established on the
day the tank subcontractor receives (ex-mill) the material rather
than using a best fit linear regression straight line of values of
the applicable index from October 2004 through the Exercise
Date.
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Add
Section 3.10 to establish invoicing and payment guidelines for
the Tank Subcontract Materials Adjustment.
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Please note that the pricing proposal quoted by
the tank subcontractor for the 9% nickel steel adjustment is only
valid through April 26, 2005. Accordingly, we request consent
to these proposed changes to Attachment EE no later than
April 22, 2005 to allow adequate time to place the 9% nickel
steel order.
Very truly yours,
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P
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By:
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Name:
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Graham A.
McArthur
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Title:
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Treasurer
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C HENIERE E NERGY , I NC .
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100
• Houston, Texas 77002 • (713) 659-1361 •
Fax (713) 659-5459
Exhibit B to Consent and
Waiver No. 3
Change Order
(see attached)
DRAFT
SCHEDULE
D-1
CHANGE ORDER FORM
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PROJECT NAME: Sabine Pass LNG Receiving,
Storage and Regasification
Terminal
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CHANGE ORDER
NUMBER: SP/BE-00x
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OWNER: Sabine Pass LNG, L.P.
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DATE OF
CHANGE ORDER: April 1, 2005
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CONTRACTOR: Bechtel Corporation
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DATE OF AGREEMENT: December 18, 2004
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The Agreement between the Parties listed above
is changed as follows:
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Attachment EE
of the Agreement is replaced by the attached Attachment EE, Rev 1.
All references in the Agreement to Attachment EE shall be
understood to refer to Attachment EE, Rev I.
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Adjustment
to Contract Pr
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